education

California 2024 Sustainable Freight Academy

  • Principal Investigator Thomas O'Brien, Ph.D.
  • California State University Long Beach
The Caltrans Sustainable Freight Academy is a four-day in-person training for professional development for Caltrans staff to be held in the fall of 2024 in California’s Central Valley. It is designed to build capacity within department staff, allowing them to gain knowledge of current trends and issues affecting the movement of freight throughout the state.
Project Status
In Progress

Designing with the Sun: Solar Curriculum Project

Research Product Type
Research Report
This report presents creative engagement activities based on the Designing with the Sun: Solar Curriculum Project that teaches high school and undergraduate students the principles of solar design and the steps needed to design and build a solar charging station.

Developing Spatial Awareness: NCST Introduces K-12 Students to GIS

As demand for GIS and other geospatial skills increases, so does the value of introducing students to them before college, as students gain the foundational skills and experience needed to apply their knowledge across a variety of disciplines.

Fall 2020 Dissertation Grant Awardees

Congratulations to our Georgia Tech and UC Davis dissertation grant recipients for the Fall 2020 cycle! Our recent awardees are contributing to research on transportation equity, land use policy, carpooling, ridehailing, and emissions impacts!

Freight and Environmental Policy Case Studies & Videos

  • Principal Investigator Thomas O'Brien, Ph.D.
  • California State University Long Beach
In this project, CSULB will develop a series of case studies designed to evaluate the impacts of freight-related environmental policies. The team will then produce brief videos to accompany the case studies research, in order to reach a wider audience.
Project Status
Complete